SCOLA is a non-profit educational organization that provides authentic foreign language
resources in more than 200 native languages. SCOLA imports authentic foreign TV
programming from around the world and provides other intriguing foreign language
resources, language lessons and learning materials on this website

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2. Getting Started

a. To read more about SCOLA and what we do, use the “About Us” dropdown menu located
at the top of the page. “Who We Are,” “Mission,” “Languages” and “Pricing” can be
viewed. Under “Languages,” all SCOLA languages and corresponding services can be
viewed.

b. Use the free trial link located on the homepage and each service page to request
a free trial via e-mail. Or call 712-566-2202 to request a free trial or to subscribe.
Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CST, Monday through Friday.

c. A SCOLA sales representative will set up the account. Automatic payments can
be set up using a credit card. Payments are debited on the 1st and 15th of each
month.

d. Once a username has been assigned and a password has been chosen, sign into SCOLA
using your username and password on the right side of the homepage.

3. Contact Us

a. For SCOLA’s contact information, click the “Contact” button located at the top
of the page.

c. Click “E-mail SCOLA” to open a contact form. Fill out the required fields and
click “Continue.” To close without saving, click “Cancel.”

d. This form may also be reached from the homepage by clicking “Contact SCOLA” located
in the bottom right of the page.

4. Navigation

a. To access any SCOLA service, click on the icon located on the homepage, or use
the “Services” dropdown menu located at the top of the page.

For text help on these services, choose “Smart Help” from the “Tutorials” dropdown
menu.

For video tutorials of these services, choose “Video Tutorials” from the “Tutorials”
dropdown menu.

b. To view the World TV Online schedule, click the “Schedules” dropdown menu
from the top of the page and choose a channel. The current day of the week will
be automatically selected. Use the tabs at the top of the schedule to change days.
Use the menu on the left side of the screen to change channels.

c. See what is new at SCOLA by reading our “News” section located on the right side
of the homepage. Click the title of any news story to see the entire story or click
“More News” to see a menu of all news stories.

d. To look through the photos in the slide show located on the homepage, use the
arrows located in the bottom left corner of the photo to see the next or previous
photo. All photos are from SCOLA’s People and Places service.

e. To change the color scheme of the SCOLA website, click the desired color at the
bottom of the page. The change will be saved for the current internet browser.

f. To view SCOLA’s partners and information for educators, choose the “About Us”
dropdown menu located at the top of the page and choose either “Partners” or “Educators.”

5. Searching

a. Use the search bar located at the top of the page to search the entire SCOLA
website.

b. Type search terms in the bar and click the magnifying glass or press enter to
perform the search. A list of the results will be displayed.

c. Once the results have been found, the search may be refined further by Service,
Country, Language and File Type.

d. Search by Service, Country or Language by making a selection from the menu on
the left side of the screen. For more search options, click the “…More” link.

e. Use the tabs at the top of the results to select a File Type.

f. Narrow the results by selecting multiple search criteria.

g. Change the way results are sorted by using the “Sort By” dropdown menu and choosing
“Date – Descending” or “Date – Ascending.”

h. Choose how many results are shown on each page by using the “Records per page”
dropdown menu located at the top of the results.

i. If the search results are paginated, use the arrows located at the bottom of
the page to navigate the pages. Use the arrows with vertical lines to jump to the
first or last page. To go to a specific page, type the page number in the “Go To”
box and click “Go” or press enter.

j. Click on the title or thumbnail of any search result to open.

k. For help with each service, use the “Tutorials” dropdown menu and choose either
“Smart Help” or “Video Tutorials.”

6. More Ways to Connect to SCOLA

a. To download the SCOLA App for your Apple or Android device, click the “App Store”
or “Google play” buttons always located at the bottom right corner of the page.
Each will open in a new window.

b. For SCOLA’s Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn pages, click the corresponding icon
always located at the bottom right corner of the page. Each will open in a new window.

c. For SCOLA’s RSS Feed, click the orange icon always located at the bottom right
corner of the page.

7. Legal and Technical Information

a. To view SCOLA’s legal and technical information, use the “About Us” dropdown
menu and select either “Legal” or “Technical Info.”

b. Click the hyperlinks in each section to view more information.

8. Go Home

a. To return to the SCOLA homepage, click the “SCOLA” button always located in the
top left corner of the page.

b. To logout of SCOLA, click the “Sign out” button always located in the top right
corner of the page.

SCOLA's Mission is to help the people of the world
learn about one another; their cultures, their languages and their ideologies. SCOLA emphasizes the importance and effectiveness
of modern information technology as a tool in overcoming barriers to global understanding
and will remain at the forefront of its application.